structuralism Hear it!

structuralism definition

struc·tur·al·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. a movement for determining and analyzing the basic, relatively stable structural elements of a system, esp. in the behavioral sciences
  2. structural linguistics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.